Wednesday, 27 September 2017

Thirty Paintings in 30 Days - Day 27

Back to the Wildlands...and yes I really do want to go back to the Solomon Creek area - maybe next year!

Had a few problems with 'shape' in this one - it has gone through several 'applications' of paint and collage. I didn't take before(s) but it started off with small shapes - too small really to have any impact. This is something I do struggle with and am trying to start with bigger areas of paint/shapes. This painting has the larger shapes, but not sure if there is enough variety - but they are much better than the 'start!' I am going to call this 'finished' but is a painting ever finished?

5 comments:

Love this! I know I probably always say that, but it is true! I am looking slowly, taking in the luscious details of the foreground. Moving up to enjoy the gorgeous, rugged peaks. I think this is perfect, the overlapping shapes are wonderful. My favorite is the lights and darks on the cliff to the left...

Janet, the wildland-feel of the lower half of this painting feels especially strong to me with its wild scribbles, its underground treasures just visible enough to tease, its darks and lights, its warms and cools, its tufts of grass, its uneven terrain. Thanks for sharing some of the history of your experience in painting it—always appreciate hearing about process.

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I live in the Foothills of southern Alberta. The landscape and the amazing flora and fauna that I share this landscape with provides me with endless inspiration for my artwork and journaling. I work primarily in mixed media, mono-prints and linocuts and some encaustic.

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